Cobb Riesling Vonarburg Vineyard 2021

Cobb Riesling Vonarburg Vineyard 2021

Cobb Wines
$28.00

Grape: Riesling
Vintage: 2021
Type: White

The Cobb Riesling from Vonarburg Vineyard 2021 is a dry, aromatic, and distinctly racy wine from the cool-climate Anderson Valley, showing a complex aromatic profile of lime zest, apricot, green apple, crushed slate, and a developing hint of classic petrol. The winemaking process involves sourcing old-vine Riesling from the small, historically significant Vonarburg Vineyard, a cool site in the northwestern "deep end" of Anderson Valley, with the grapes being hand-harvested and typically fermented using native yeasts in a combination of stainless steel and large, neutral barrels to achieve a crisp, precise, and fully dry palate while preserving the site's vibrant acidity and saline minerality.

Cobb Wines is a family-owned, cool-climate specialist winery on the far West Sonoma Coast, founded in 2001 by winemaker Ross Cobb and his parents, David and Diane, building upon the original 1989 planting of their high-elevation Coastlands Vineyard. The winery is celebrated for crafting elegant, complex, and age-worthy single-vineyard Pinot Noir, embodying a philosophy centered on sustainable viticulture and minimal-intervention winemaking to clearly express the unique terroir of their coastal sites. In addition to their flagship Pinot Noir, the portfolio includes small-lot, site-specific Chardonnay and Riesling sourced from their estate vineyards—Coastlands, Doc's Ranch, and Abigail's—and other premier cool-climate plots in the Sonoma Coast and Anderson Valley. Ross Cobb, with a background at renowned wineries like Williams Selyem and Flowers, is known for championing a savory, mineral-driven style of Pinot Noir with moderate alcohol and a strong focus on capturing the sense of place.